CVE-2017-6908

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in concrete5 <= 5.6.3.4. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied data (fID) passed to the "concrete5-legacy-master/web/concrete/tools/files/selector_data.php" URL. An attacker could execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a browser in the context of the vulnerable website.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.35%
Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/concrete5/concrete5-legacy/commit/62046f511fc02ad783ad170404c80db3c69f0408 third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96891 vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/concrete5/concrete5-legacy/issues/1948 third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-6908?
CVE-2017-6908 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-6908?
To fix CVE-2017-6908, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-6908 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-6908 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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